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I’ve never been content with just killing time. It’s been a full year since I finished my thesis and officially graduated, and I feel like I’m just as lost as I was then.

I know a few people going to law school. They’re friends, but we’re very different people. They’ve always been very big on their families, and civic duty, and religion, and all those things that I’ve respected but never felt drawn to. They’re both eagle scouts, like me, but they actually enjoyed their time with the Boy Scouts, which I did not. I just wonder if there’s a very distinct personality that’s destined for success in law, and the majority of people applying — those who just aren’t sure about the whole ordeal, like me — are doomed to slightly better-paying office jobs that barely compensate for the monstrous debt they’ve all picked up in the process.

I just noticed something. If you type “should i go” into Google, the top auto-complete result is “should I go to law school.” Are a lot of people as doubtful about the whole institution as I am?

Hmm. Here’s the top result: Should You Go To Law School? Not Unless You Want To Be A Lawyer.

I know better than to go by just one person’s authority, but this is a pretty well-reasoned statement. I don’t think law’s the path for me.

So.

Now what?